St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-04

A correspondent wants to know what has
become of the old ''carpet-bag' senators who
represented the Southern states during recon-
struction days. 1t is diff cult matter to fol-
low the track of these political meteOrs
whose lights were of such short duration.
Their individual greatness made SO little i'm
preston on the times in which they -four
ished, there is perhaps not one person in a
hundred who could tell the names of half
dozen of them.
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Let US see. There was WILLIAM PITT
KELLOGG, who was probably the most con-
spicuous by reason of his prominence in
connection with that dark chapter In Amer
lean history-the Louisiana returning boards.
KELLOGG is still living and resides in Wash
ington. He is a real estate Spectator, and
has accumulated good deal Of money.
WEST, another Louisiana carpet-bag senator,
also lives in Westinghouse, rather, has his
haunt there. He doesn't live anywhere in
particular, but picks up crumbs wherever he
can find them.
POWELL CLAYTON, the next in prominence
of the statesmen of the carpet-bag era, still
holds out in Arkansas. He has quit politics
except to attend national conventions, where
he generally gets knocked out by some col
ored champion. He retains the thrifty in
stincts of his class, and is making money
right along. If Mr.. BLAINE ever gets to be
president. Pc WELL CLAYTON is going to be
andcommissioner, and then he will become
very rich.
PATTERSON, who was inflicted OH South
Carolina as punishment for her sin of seces-
sion, lives in Baltimore, and is getting rich
building horse railroads. SAWYER, the other
South Carolina grip-sacker, is claim agent
in small Tennessee town.
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WILLARD WARNER, the most reputable of
the carpet-baggers, still lives in Alabama,
and is engaged in iron manufacturing. He is
an enterprising, progressive man, who is
contributing to the upbuilding of the thew
South and is as much respected to-day in
Alabama as any citizen of the state. His col
league, GEORGE E. SPENCER, since his retire
ment from the star route business, has been
putting in his time as a lobbyist. He spends
most of his time loafing in the corridors of
the capitol at Washington and around the
departments.
This Is about as far as we can trace the
gang. The rest of them are lost to memory
dear, and 1t is well enough they are. They
were scaly set at BEST and the sooner they
are forgotten the better for them and for the
country.
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Rev. DR.. RAY PALMER, who died a few days
ago at his home in Newark, N. j., was Amer
icas most famous hymn writer. He was the
ISAAC WATTS or CHARLES WESLEY of Ameri-
can hymnology. His hymns were translated
into many languages, and in every land
where the human voice is raised in tuneful
praise the name of RAY PALMER is we'll
known.
DR.. PALMER's first hymn is still the most
popular of the many he wrote. 1t was COM
posed in his 22d year, and is the hymn which
has found place in every hymn book and is
known and has been sung in every land un-
der the sun. tits the hymn commencing:
''My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb Of Calvary"
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This familiar hymn might never have been
published but for DR.. LOWELL MASON, who
met Mr.. PALMER in Boston O year or two
after the verses were written and asked him
for some sacred lyric to be set to music. MIR.
PALMER sent him "My faith looks I'D to
Thee" and DR.. MASON composed for. it the